You cannot use right-click or toolbar to turn balloons on and off in Print Layout view in Word

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Symptoms

When you attempt to view a Microsoft Word document in print layout view, and when the option for displaying balloons is turned off, there is no simple right-click option or toolbar button to turn balloons on.

To turn balloons on, you must do the following:

In Microsoft Office Word 2003 or in Microsoft Word 2002, right-click TRK on the status bar at the bottom of the document, and then click Options.